dazindiansfanuk wrote:According to FRazier's twitter feed he's in Cleveland right now, so wouldn't be a shock to see him on the broadcast tonight.

Might be your last chance to see him in Cleveland.

Why's that?

Because he might never make it. Most draft picks don't.

That is a sound and worthwhile argument worthy of further discussion.

Hey, I hope the dude is up here in two or three years and helping this team win games, but history tells me that he probably won't be. The last time the Indians drafted a high-schooler who actually made it to Cleveland was the 2003 draft. That was Aaron Laffey. Forgive me if I don't go ga-ga over Indian draft picks.

I think that Francisco Lindor kid has a pretty good shot at being a drafted high schooler making it to the Show.

I'm as skeptical as anybody about the draft, and I really hate that it costs 3.5M to sign an 18-year-old kid a week or two after his HS graduation, but that's the nature of the draft. It's a long way from where he is to the bigs, but he's a toolsy kid and he's very athletic. Athleticism makes a big deal in if a guy gets to the show or not. This kid's not the Michael Aubreys/Jordan Browns of the world.

The reports on him are very promising. We'll just see how it plays out. It's about time we really hit on one of these OF prospects we draft.

A God Damn dead man would understand that if a minor league bus in any city took a real sharp right turn, a Zack McCalister would likely fall out. - Lead Pipe

Pabo wrote:Hey, I hope the dude is up here in two or three years and helping this team win games, but history tells me that he probably won't be. The last time the Indians drafted a high-schooler who actually made it to Cleveland was the 2003 draft. That was Aaron Laffey. Forgive me if I don't go ga-ga over Indian draft picks.

The odds are low that he ever makes the team but it is still positive that they were able to get a high valued prospect signed for a fair figure. (relatively speaking)